. . . . we then look at Step Six. We have emphasized willingness
as being indispensable.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 76

Steps Four and Five were difficult, but worthwhile. Now I was
stuck on Step Six and, in despair, I picked up the Big Book and
read this passage. I was outside, praying for willingness, when
I raised my eyes and saw a huge bird rising in the sky. I
watched it suddenly give itself up to the powerful air currents
of the mountains. Swept along, swooping and soaring, the bird
did things seemingly impossible for mortal birds to do. It was
an inspiring example of a fellow creature "letting go" to a power
greater than itself. I realized that if the bird "took back his will"
and tried to fly with less trust, on its power alone, it would
spoil its apparent free flight. That insight granted me the
willingness to pray the Seventh Step prayer.
It's not easy to know God's will in each circumstance. I must
search out and be ready for the currents, and that's where prayer
and meditation help! Because I am, of myself, nothing, I ask God
to grant me the knowledge of His will and the power and courage
to carry it out - today.

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Twenty-Four Hours A Day

A.A. Thought For The Day

Some more things I do not miss since becoming dry: running all
over town to find a bar open to get that "pick-me-up"; meeting
my friends and trying to cover up that I feel awful; looking at
myself in a mirror and calling myself a dam* fool; struggling
with myself to snap out of it for two or three days; wondering
what it is all about. I'm positive I don't miss these things, am
I not?

Meditation For The Day

Love is the power that transforms your life. Try to love your
family and your friends and then try to love everybody that you
possibly can, even the "sinners and publicans" everybody. Love
for God is an even greater thing. it is the result of gratitude
to God and it is the acknowledgment of the blessing that God has
sent you. Love for God acknowledges His gifts and leaves the way
open for God to shower yet more blessings on your thankful heart.
Say "Thank you, God," until it becomes a habit.

Prayer For The Day

I pray that I may try to love God and all people. I pray that
I may continually thank God for all His blessings.

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As Bill Sees It

Relapses--and
the Group, p. 154

An early fear was that of slips or relapses. At first nearly every
alcoholic we approached began to slip, if indeed he sobered up at all.
Others would stay dry six months or maybe a year and then take a
skid. This was always a genuine catastrophe. We would all look at
each other and say, "Who next?"

Today, though slips are a very serious difficulty, as a group we take
them in stride. Fear has evaporated. Alcohol always threatens the
individual, but we know that it cannot destroy the common welfare.

<< << << >> >> >>

"It does not seem to pay to argue with 'slippers' about the proper
method of getting dry. After all, why should people who are drinking
tell people who are dry how it should be done?

"Just kid the boys along--ask them if they are having fun. If they are
too noisy or troublesome, amiably keep out of their way."

1. A.A. Comes Of Age, p. 97
2. Letter, 1942

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Walk in Dry Places

Self-help or Mutual Aid?
Assisting others.
The Twelve step movement is sometimes called a self-help program. This
falls short of describing what it really is. Mutual Aid might be a
better term.
Self-help implies that an individual will help himself or herself.
Mutual aid is a much different sort of thing. With mutual aid, we
do
help ourselves, but we hve found that the best way to do this is by
helping each other. Self-help says, "I can do it," where as mutual aid
says... "WE can do it."
We should not dismiss the idea of self-help or of doing one's best in
achieving self-improvement. We must know, however, that we need the
assistance and loving help of others for our highest growth.
There are
times when we will feel helpless and alone. That's when mutal aid will
carry the day for us and perhaps even save our lives.
I'll realize today that I have a bond with others and that I can
achieve my highest good only in mutual service with them.***********************************************************

Keep It Simple

When I have listened to my mistakes, I have grown.---Hugh Prather
Everyone makes mistakes. We all know that. So why is it so hard to
admit
out own? We seem to think we have to be prefect. We have a hard time
looking at our mistakes. But our mistakes can be very good teachers.
Our
Twelve Step program helps us learn and grow from our mistakes. In Step
Four, half of our work is to think of our mistakes. In step Five, we
admit our mistakes to God, ourselves, and another person. We learn, we
grow and become whole. All by coming to know our mistakes The gift of
recovery is not being free from mistakes. Instead, we do the Steps to
claim our mistakes and talk about them. We find the gift of recovery
when
we learn from our mistakes.
Prayer for the Day: Higher Power, help me to see my mistakes as
changes to get to know myself
better.
Action for the Day: Today I'll talk to a friend about what my
mistakes
taught me. Today I'll
feel less shame.

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Follow your dream . . . take one step at a time and don't settle for
less, just continue to climb. --Amanda Bradley
Dreams are common to us all. Dreams are special as well. We probably
keep to ourselves many of our dreams for fear of derision or
misunderstanding. Oftentimes we may have selectively shared some
dreams, those we figured would get approval. The ones closest and
dearest to us, the ones we feel most vulnerable about, we may choose to
treasure to our hearts only, sometimes thinking, "If only you knew,"
sometimes wondering if we are being silly.
We are coming to believe that our dreams are spirit-filled. They are
gifts to encourage us. Like a ship at sea needing a "heading" to move
forward, our dreams lend direction to our lives. Our frustration may be
that we can't realize a dream without many steps and much time. But
life is a process of steps. Success in anything comes inch by inch,
stroke by stroke, step after step.
My dreams today are meant to guide me. I will take a first step toward
making the dream a reality.

The greatest enemies of us alcoholics are resentment, jealousy, envy,
frustration, and fear. Wherever men are gathered together in business
there will be rivalries and, arising out of these, a certain amount of
office politics. Sometimes we alcoholics have an idea that people are
trying to pull us down. Often this is not so at all. But sometimes our
drinking will be used politically.

FREEDOM FROM BONDAGE -
Young when she
joined, this A.A. believes her serious drinking was the result of even
deeper defects. She here tells how she was free.

During this time, our country was at war. My husband was soon in
uniform and among the first to go overseas. My reaction to this
was identical in many respects to my reaction to my parents leaving me
when I was seven. Apparently I'd grown physically at the
customary rate of speed, and I had acquired an average amount of
intellectual training in the intervening years, but there had been no
emotional maturity at all. I realize now that this phase of my
development had been arrested by my obsession with self, and my
egocentricity had reached such proportions that adjustment to anything
outside my personal control was impossible for me. I was immersed
in self-pity and resentment, and the only people who would support this
attitude or who I felt understood me at all were the people met
in bars and the ones who drank as I did. It became more and more
necessary to escape from myself, for my remorse and shame and
humiliation when I was sober were almost unbearable. The only way
existence was possible was through rationalizing every sober moment and
drinking myself into complete oblivion as often as I could.

As A.A. now enters
maturity, it has begun to reach into forty foreign lands.* In the view
of its friends, this is but the beginning of its unique and valuable
service.
It is hoped that this volume will afford all who read it a close-up
view of the principles and forces which have made Alcoholics Anonymous
what it is.

What we give to others, we give to ourselves. What we withhold from
others, we withhold from ourselves. In any moment, when we choose
fear instead of love, we deny ourselves the experience of Paradise.
--Marianne Williamson

When we're facing challenges, the ego is very seductive in trying to
get us to think thoughts about "look what's happening to me." It is
our spiritual work to keep returning again and again to God and
asking, "Is my heart clear? Can I see this with love? I want to go
through this with God's presence." And over time, Spirit can make
any mess into a miracle.
--Mary Manin Morrissey

Many of us grew up in dysfunctional families, because modern society
is a dysfunctional place. But the spiritual journey, the path of
recovery
and personal growth, is a detoxification process in which we bring up
and out the negative beliefs we have carried with us from the past and
that now poison the present.
--Marianne Williamson

"Don't just do something, sit there! Sit there long enough each
morning to decide what is really important during the day ahead."
--Richard Eyre

You can preach a better sermon with your life than with your
lips.
--Oliver Goldsmith

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Father Leo's Daily Meditation

DREAMS

"I like the dreams of the future
better than the history of the
past."
--Thomas Jefferson

I am an optimist. I believe that things are getting better day by day.
Today I believe that what happened yesterday need not happen today
or tomorrow. Dreams can come true. I know this to be true. Today I
have dreams. Today I have a hope for my life and on a daily basis it is
coming true. My life is becoming more meaningful. Today my dreams
have coincided with God's dream for me.

Now I love myself enough to speak out for me - and it feels good. Now
my decision to embrace the spiritual life is not dependent upon others.
Today I can dream to be me.

Help me to dream with my feet firmly on the ground.

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Humble
yourselves before the Lord, and He will lift you up.
James 4:10

"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you
rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and
humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is
easy and my burden is light."
Matthew 11 28-30

He will yet fill your mouth with laughter and your lips with shouts of
joy.
Job 8:21***********************************************************

Daily Inspiration
The more peaceful you become, the easier time you will have living.
Lord, bring my life back into perspective.

You can never sincerely help others without also helping yourself.
Lord, Your generosity touches every part of my life even when I least
expect it. May I not let it go unnoticed and not give thanks.

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NA Just For Today

Direct And Indirect Amends

"We make our amends to the best of our
ability."Basic Text, p. 40

The Ninth Step tells us to make direct
amends wherever possible. Our experience tells us to follow up those
direct amends with long - lasting changes in our attitudes and our
behavior - that is, with indirect amends. For example, say we've broken
someone's window because we were angry. Looking soulfully into the eyes
of the person whose window we've broken and apologizing would not be
sufficient. We directly amend the wrong we've done by admitting it and
replacing the window - we mend what we have damaged.

Then, we follow up our direct amends
with indirect amends. If we've acted out on our anger, breaking
someone's window, we examine the patterns of our behavior and our
attitudes. After we repair the broken window, we seek to repair our
broken attitudes as well - we try to "mend our ways." We modify our
behavior, and make a daily effort not to act out on our anger.

We make direct amends by repairing the
damage we do. We make indirect amends by repairing the attitudes that
cause us to do damage in the first place, helping insure we won't cause
further damage in the future.

Just for today: I will make direct
amends, wherever possible. I will also make indirect amends, "mending
my ways," changing my attitudes, and altering my behavior.
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You are reading from the book Today's Gift.Men will find that they can prepare
with mutual aid far more easily what they need and avoid far more
easily the perils which beset them on all sides, by united forces.
--Baruch SpinozaThree travelers stopped in a small
town on their way to the city. They had tents to sleep in, but no food
or money. They knocked on doors asking for a little food, but the
people were poor, with little to eat and nothing to spare.Cheerfully, they returned to their
camp and built a fire. "What are you doing?" asked a bystander,
"Building a fire with nothing to cook?""But we do have something to cook!"
they said. "Our favorite dish, stone soup. We only need a pot.""I think I can find one," said one of
the bystanders, and she ran home to fetch it.When she returned, the travelers
filled the pot with water and placed two large stones in it. "This will
be the finest soup we've ever made!" said the first traveler. "I
agree," said the second, "but don't you think it would taste better
with a cabbage in it?""I think I can find one," said another
bystander. And so it went the whole afternoon until, by evening, the
travelers had a hearty, fragrant feast, which they shared with the
hungry townspeople.What can I do with help today, that I
couldn't do alone?

You are reading from the book
Touchstones.Almost anything you do will be
insignificant, but it is very important that you do it. --Mohandas
GandhiLooking back at yesterday, looking at
today, what sense do we have of progress in our growth? Probably
nothing very significant. Sometimes it is amazing how little a person
can accomplish in a day's efforts. Yet, what alternative do we have?
Only that we could do nothing. Or worse, we could return to our old
ways.Gandhi, one of the greatest spiritual
leaders of the twentieth century, said he felt that almost anything one
can do will be insignificant. Yet to do something is very important.
Each day, each chance is small but takes us in a direction. When we
look back over the last month or last year, we may see that only
remaining faithful to our program, one day at a time, has carried us a
very long way. The kind of person we each become is just as important
as what we accomplish in the world around us.May I learn to have patience with the
insignificant moments in the present. They are very important indeed.

You are reading from the book Each Day
a New Beginning.Follow your dream . . . take one step
at a time and don't settle for less, just continue to climb. --Amanda
BradleyDreams are common to us all. Dreams
are special as well. We probably keep to ourselves many of our dreams
for fear of derision or misunderstanding. Oftentimes we may have
selectively shared some dreams, those we figured would get approval.
The ones closest and dearest to us, the ones we feel most vulnerable
about, we may choose to treasure to our hearts only, sometimes
thinking, "If only you knew," sometimes wondering if we are being silly.We are coming to believe that our
dreams are spirit-filled. They are gifts to encourage us. Like a ship
at sea needing a "heading" to move forward, our dreams lend direction
to our lives. Our frustration may be that we can't realize a dream
without many steps and much time. But life is a process of steps.
Success in anything comes inch by inch, stroke by stroke, step after
step.My dreams today are meant to guide me.
I will take a first step toward making the dream a reality.

You are reading from the book The
Language of Letting Go.CharityWe need healthy boundaries about
receiving money, and we need healthy boundaries about giving money.Some of us give money for
inappropriate reasons.We may be ashamed because we have
money and don't believe we deserve it. We may belong to an organization
that uses shame as a form of control to coerce us out of our money that
the organization wants.We can get hooked into giving money to
our children, family members, or friends because we have earned or
unearned guilt. We allow ourselves to be financially black mailed,
sometimes by the people we love.This is not money freely given, or
given in health.Some of us give money out of a sense
of caretaking. We may have exaggerated feelings of responsibility for
others, including financial responsibility.We may be giving simply because we
have not learned to own our power to say no when the answer is no.Some of us give because we hope or
believe people will love us if we take care of them financially.We do not have to give money to
anyone. Giving money is our choice. We do not have to allow ourselves
to be victimized, manipulated, or coerced out of our money. We are
financially responsible for ourselves. Part of being healthy is
allowing those around us to be financially responsible for themselves.We do not have to be ashamed about
having the money that we earn; we deserve to have the money we have
been given--whatever the amount, without feeling obligated to give it
all away, or guilty because others want what we have.Charity is a blessing. Giving is part
of healthy living. We can learn to develop healthy boundaries around
giving.Today, I will strive to begin
developing healthy boundaries about giving money. I understand that
giving is my choice.

This morning and evening I will take
the time I need to be still and hear God's will for me. This thought
alone brings me peace. This commitment brings me serenity. --Ruth Fishel

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Journey To The Heart

Transcend Your Judgements

“Not judging people is really a
practical issue,” a friend explained. “Everybody does something they
could be judged for. If we start judging, we’ll spend all our time
doing that.”

My friend was right. But not judging
is more than a practical matter, it is a spiritual issue as well.

I used to spend a lot of time judging
other people. I used to think the world was divided into right and
wrong. I thought judging others would help me stay clear on the
difference; I thought judging was my job. Now I’ve learned something
new about judgements and about myself. Judging others is what I do when
I feel afraid, insecure, and limited. Judging others is something I do
when I am afraid to love, when I can’t accept love because I can’t
accept myself. And most important, I’ve learned that judging others is
not my job. When I judge others, I judge myself.

Yes, there are issues we need to work
on. Many of us have quirks we may live with most or all of our lives.
But judging doesn’t help. Judgements limit us. Judgements condemn. They
say, My past is not as it should be. I’m wrong. My life is wrong.
Judgements put us in prison, no matter where we are.

Judgements come from the head. Freedom
and love come from the heart. Transcending judgements will set you
free. Learn to look at yourself in love– who you are, where you are,
where you’ve been. Learn to look at others with love,too.

Sometimes we tire ourselves out before
we have even begun. We struggle and wrestle with our spirit before
finally consenting, giving in, and deciding to walk our path. Then when
we start, we wonder why we’re so tired.

Why do these things happen to me? What
will happen if I try this idea? Where will I go if she leaves me? How
will I live without him? What if I don’t do it right? What if?

The path is sometimes uphill. Walk up
the hill. Sometimes we have to go around an obstacle. Go around it.
When we spend time and energy fussing, complaining, and questioning the
road before us, we rob energy from ourselves– energy that could be
better spent on the journey.

Relax. Accept the path before you. A
flat path would be boring. If we could see all the way to the end of
the road from where we are standing, then what would be the point of
walking it? Quit fighting the journey and start enjoying it.

God, keep me from the exhausting
practice of worry and resentment. Let me trust in you and the universe.

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Focusing Our EnergyFulfilling Energetic Investments by Madisyn Taylor

Being fully present with all that we
are, we can experience each choice fully and make the most fulfilling
choices.

As modern life makes a wealth of
information and opportunities available to us, we may find ourselves
torn between a wide variety of interests and projects. Our excitement
may entice us to try all of them at once, but doing so only diffuses
our energy, leaving us unable to fully experience any of them. Like an
electrical socket with too many things plugged into it, we may be in
danger of overheating and burning out. But if we can choose one thing
at a time to focus all of our attention upon, we can make the most of
our life-force energy, engaging ourselves fully in the moment so that
it can nurture us in return.

Our attention can be pulled in many
directions, not only in our own lives, but by advertising, media, and
the hustle and bustle of our surroundings. But when we take the time to
listen to our inner guidance and focus our thoughts on the goals that
resonate the most strongly within us, the rest of the world will fade
away. This may mean focusing the spotlight of our attention upon
developing one aspect of our work, one course of study, or one hobby to
pursue in our free time, but it doesn’t mean that we have to stay
focused on only one thing forever. We may never know which of our
interests is best suited to our abilities and heart’s desires unless we
give it a proper chance. By being fully present with all that we are
and all that we have, we can experience each choice fully and make the
most fulfilling choices for our energetic investments.

Because we are multi-faceted beings,
we are perpetually involved in many aspects of life in every moment.
Our work in the world is necessary to attend to our physical needs, and
our relationships are important for our emotional needs, but when we
engage our spirit as well, we can choose the area that will nurture
body, mind and soul. Staying focused in each moment allows us move with
the rhythmic flow of the universe and harmonize all aspects of our
being into balanced whole. Published with permission from Daily OM

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One More Day

There are no gains without pain. – Adlai Stevenson

Parents often are surprised that their
children seem to change before their very eyes. The same is true in how
we deal with each day. It was frightening when we experienced the
toppling of many parts of our lives which had given us comfort and
which we had expected to continue to comfort us. We may have initially
thought that we’d never be able to reconstruct a productive life.

But we have been able to rebuild our
lives. Like toddlers, we have taken a few small steps forward each day.
Day after day, we’ve strengthened ourselves by making steady, but
small, advances. Step by step we’ve re-created our lives, often without
recognizing our growth. Then, suddenly, we look at our lives, and we
are amazed at how far we’ve come. Amazed — and proud.

Today, I will take time to measure my
growth, both emotionally and spiritually.

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A Day At A Time

Reflection For The Day

“The beginning of love is to let those
we love be perfectly themselves, and not to twist them to fit our own
image. Otherwise, “wrote Thomas Merton, “we love only the reflection of
ourselves we find in them.” As I replace my self-destructive
addictions, with a healthy dependence on The Program and its Twelve
Steps, I’m finding that the barriers of silence and hatred are melting
away. By accepting each other as we are, we have learned again to love.
Do I care enough about others in The Program to continue working with
them as long as necessary?

Today I Pray

May I be selfless enough to love
people as they are, not as I want them to be, as they mirror my image
or feed my ego. May I slow down in my eagerness to love — now that I am
capable of feeling love again — and ask myself if I really love someone
or only that someone’s idea of me. May I remove the “self” from my
loving.

Today I Will Remember

Love is unconditional.
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One Day At A Time

EXPERIENCE, STRENGTH AND HOPE“Experience is not what happens to you.It is what you do with what happens to
you.”Aldous Huxley

Every day is filled with experiences.
I can choose to let them pass me by, or I can allow myself to learn
lessons from them. It is easy to let the day pass by quickly and
virtually unlived. If I refuse to stay in the present moment and choose
rather to be filled with resentment, stuck in the past, filled with
fear, or stuck in the future, life truly does pass me by. My experience
truly has no value. But if I choose to learn lessons, stay in the
present moment, and remain connected to my Higher Power, my day becomes
experience, strength and hope.

Since coming to the program I have
learned that I can share my experience, strength and hope in so many
ways. A call to or from an OA friend gives me an opportunity to give
and receive experience, strength and hope. I hear experience, strength
and hope shared daily as I attend meetings. People share not only what
has happened to them, but the great lessons that they have allowed
their Higher Power to teach them. This is such an honor to be part of,
an honor that I would not want to miss. I give and receive my
experience, strength and hope on the loops where I share -- and receive
shares -- on a daily basis. I am blessed to be a part of strong loops
with great recovery and sharing. My sponsors frequently share their
experience, strength and hope with me. I am privileged to have two
sponsors with quality recovery who are members of The Recovery Group. I
am so grateful for their input in my life and recovery. They have been
such an important part of my life lessons. Every source of experience,
strength and hope in my life gives me more encouragement to learn new
lessons with every experience I have every day.

One day at a time...I will find every opportunity to share
my experience, strength and hope.~ Carolyn H.
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AA 'Big Book' - Quote

Many could recover if they had the
opportunity we have enjoyed. How then shall we present that which has
been so freely given us?

We have concluded to publish an
anonymous volume setting forth the problem as we see it. We shall bring
to task our combined experience and knowledge. This should suggest a
useful program for anyone concerned with a drinking problem. - Pg. 19 -
There Is A Solution

Hour To Hour - Book - Quote

The whole of our first year is a
withdrawal period. This is a condition of chaos: chaotic emotions,
chaotic thoughts, chaotic family situations, chaotic desires. But we
take one step at a time, one hour at a time and the chaos eventually
calms.

I know everything changes and the
chaos will pass in these changes as long as I don't use mind-affecting
chemicals.

Blaming Others

Today, I understand that dumping blame
on someone else does not relieve pain or make my life better in any
way. If I reach out to others by attacking and blaming them, how can I
expect them to hear anything that I say? If I want to be heard, I need
to risk being see -- not as I wish to be seen but as I am. I ask too
much of someone else when I say obnoxious things and yet insist on
being heard. If I really want someone to understand me, I need to risk
being vulnerable and let me feelings show. Pointing a finger at someone
else will only make them want to point a finger at me. It is hard to
feel vulnerable, but with practice, it will become easier. I will be
left with more of my real self if I don't tear at the self of someone
else.

- Tian Dayton PhD

Pocket Sponsor - Book - Quote

Rather than getting even with those
that hurt you, the challenge is to get even with those that help you.

I can't be resentful and grateful at
the same time.

"Walk Softly and Carry a Big Book" - Book

One way to tell how well you're
practicing the principles in all of your affairs is to notice how you
treat people who can be of no service to you.

Time for Joy - Book - Quote

This morning and evening I will take
the time I need to be still and hear God's will for me. This thought
alone brings me peace. This commitment brings me serenity.

Alkiespeak - Book - Quote

You take alcohol out of my life and
living with my mind is like traveling cross country in a van full of
eight year olds who have overdosed on sugar.. and none of them like
you. - Bob D.
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AA Thought for the Day

June 3

ConsistencyWhat right do I have to expect
perfection and efficiency in my spiritual growthwhen the rest of my life is so full of
ups and downs, ins and outs, and backs and forths?Throughout this whole adventure, the
only consistency I have maintainedis an absolute and total faith in AA,
come what may.- The Best of the Grapevine [Vol. 1],
p. 187

Thought to Ponder . . .Life is a steady drizzle of small
things -- carry an umbrella.

AA-related 'Alconym' . . .A A = Always Awesome.

~*~A.A. Thoughts For The Day~*~

Why Worry?"There are many short phrases and
expressions in AAwhich make sound sense.'First Things First': solving our
immediate problemsbefore we try to solve all the others
. . .'Easy Does it.' Relax a little.Try for inner contentment. No one
individualcan carry all the burdens of the world.Everyone has problems. Getting drunk
won't solve them.'Twenty-four hours a day.'Today is the day. Doing our best,living each day to the fullest is the
art of living.Yesterday is gone, and we don't know
whetherwe will be here tomorrow.If we do a good job of living today,and if tomorrow comes for us,then the chances are we will do a good
job when it arrives -so why worry about it?"1976 AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 382

Thought to Ponder . . .Every day is a gift.That is why we call it the present.

*~*~*AACRONYMS*~*~*S I T = Stay In Today

*~*~*~*~*^Just For Today!^*~*~*~*~*

QuestionStep Six: Were entirely ready to have
God remove all these defects of character."It is plain for everybody to see that
each sober A.A. member has been granted a release from this very
obstinate and potentially fatal obsession. So in a
very complete and literal way, all A.A.'s have 'become entirely ready'
to have God remove the mania for alcohol from
their lives. And God has proceeded to do exactly that."Having been granted a perfect release
from alcoholism, why then shouldn't we be able to achieve by the same
means a perfect release from every other
difficulty or defect? This is a riddle of our existence, the full
answer to which may be only in the mind of God."1952, AAWS, Inc.; Printed 2005; Twelve
Steps and Twelve Traditions, pg. 64

*~*~*~*~*^ Grapevine Quote ^*~*~*~*~*

"I am not rich, I am not in good
health, and I do not have a job, but AA only promised me sobriety.
After thirty-three years in this Fellowship, I am at peace and
I am grateful."" March 2006"Miracles Daily,"AA Grapevine

~*~*~*~*^ Big Book & Twelve N' Twelve
Quotes of the Day ^*~*~*~*~*

"Suppose we fall short of the chosen
ideal and stumble? Does this mean we are going to get drunk. Some
people tell us so. But this is only a half-truth.
It depends on us and on our motives."~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition,
How It Works, Page 70~

"There is a solution. Almost none of
us liked the self-searching,the leveling of our pride, the
confession of shortcomings which theprocess requires for its successful
consummation. But we saw that itreally worked in others..."~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition,
There Is A Solution, pg. 25~

We know that little good can come to
any alcoholic who joins A.A. unless he has first accepted his
devastating weakness and all its consequences-Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions,
p. 21

Misc. AA Literature - Quote

An early fear was that of slips or
relapses. At first nearly every alcoholic we approached began to slip,
it indeed he sobered up at all. Others would stay dry six months or
maybe a year and then take a skid. This was always a genuine
catastrophe. We would all look at each other and say, Who next?Today, through slips are a very
serious difficulty, as a group we take them in stride. Fear has
evaporated. Alcohol always threatens the individual, but we know that
it cannot destroy the common welfare.'It does not seem to pay to argue with
'slippers' about the proper method of getting dry. After all, why
should people who are drinking tell people who are dry how it should be
done?'Just kid the boys along--ask them if
they are having fun. If they are too noisy or troublesome, amiably keep
out of their way.

Prayer For The Day: Loving Father, help me that I may realize
the depth of thy love. If I may be discouraged over my failures, speak
to me hopefully and lead me out where I may find the right way to
succeed. May I not be kept in sorrow, but find each day the happiness
that brings a thankful heart. Amen.

Ask
and you shall receive,Seek and ye shall find,Knock and it shall be opened unto you.Matthew 7:7

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